Rotorcraft
UK helo operator may offer new Malta service
UK operator British International has been asked to take over the helicopter service between the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo.

UK operator British International has been asked to take over the helicopter service between the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo. The original service by Malta Air Charter, which used two Bulgarian-registered Mil Mi-8s, closed down late last year after Malta’s May 1 entry into the European Union brought aircraft certification and operation under the new European Aviation Safety Agency.

British International director Tony Jones said that, after responding to a tender request earlier last year, he made four visits to Malta and has subsequently learned that his company’s subsidiary Veritair had become the preferred operator.